How on earth does one get a Christmas cactus to bloom?
I have one that I bought as a little plant and that was the only time I saw flowers on it.
It’s been years now and it’s huge, but no flowers.
It is a condition of LIGHT that prompts the blooming, as well as watering and temperature.
At my other farm, I didn’t have a perfect spot for them so it took some planning; they went outside for the summer months in a shaded area. When I brought them in before the first frost (or a little sooner!) they went to the top of my fridge in the kitchen, where they got lots of warmth and a lot less light. And they bloomed like crazy after a little fertilizing.
Where ‘Miss Peach’ lives year-round is in a south facing window. BUT as the Sun gets lower in the sky and Earth starts tilting away from the Sun, she gets less light each day and that forces her into bloom this time of year.
Remember, plants bloom for two reasons only: They are happy and healthy and want to ‘spread the love’ of their pollen and/or seeds, or they think they’re dying and on the way out and want one last shot at Immortality!
Here’s a step by step. I’ll bet if you just adjust a few things, you’ll eventually get blooms. ;)